Morning in a Ferrari

So I got an opportunity to take a spin in Terry’s Ferrari this morning. Wow, what a car. It’s hands down the quickest vehicle I’ve been in. His Ferrari is a limited edition 360 Challenge Stradale, 1 of 750 which were sold in North America (or so I’m told). The Stradale is basically a stock 360 Modena with all “non-essential” items removed or replaced with carbon fiber alternatives for weight reduction, and other aspects tuned and modified for increased performance. If you will – it is a bare bones, street legal, racing machine. “Fast” is an understatement.

We took the car down to what I’ll call an “regular impromptu” car show in Newport Beach. This car show takes place every Saturday morning where all of the rich car enthusiasts park their rare and exotic cars in parking lot at 7:00 am, buy a Starbucks, and walk around chatting it up with the other rich car enthusiasts. There was quite an assortment of cars, ranging from authentic Shelby Cobras to fresh-of-the-lot Ferraris. I’m told this morning was a poor showing as most of the exotics weren’t there (apparently there was a show in Monetary last week, and many of the vehicles haven’t returned yet). If this morning was a “poor showing”, I have a feeling I’ll be going back again.